{"product_id":"9780857308573","title":"Placeholders","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Roseman, James \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26 September 2024 by Verve Books in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 x 17 | 184g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unflinching and emotionally insightful debut about cultural identity, homesickness, love and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In the five years following his brother's death, Aaron has built himself a life of solitary routines. After moving from Dublin to Boston, and illegally overstaying her visa, Róisín has done the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When the two meet on a night out, they each find in the other something missing in their lives. A semblance of home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Their relationship is complicated by their disparate religious backgrounds - Aaron is Jewish; Roísín is atheist - and by the harsh realities of everyday life. Just as they're pushed to their breaking point, Roísín realises she is pregnant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Placeholders is a poignant story of loneliness corrected and the transformative power of love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491274801538,"sku":"9780857308573","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9780857308573.jpg?v=1753742815","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9780857308573","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}